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Part I (Pages 1 - 46, "Lulu" and "Hotline Girl")

• The following version of this book was used to create this lesson plan: Te-Ping, Chen. Land of Big Numbers. Mariner Books, New York, 2021.

• This book was written in the past tense, and it switches between the first and third person perspectives, depending on the story. The perspective is noted at the start of each story description.

• The first story, titled "Lulu," is written from the first person perspective.

• The unnamed narrator is a twin, and his sister is named Lulu.

• Lulu was a precocious child and a brilliant student, and all the family's hopes were pinned on Lulu's bright future.

• The family lived in an area of China that was not a big city, but when it came time for Lulu and the narrator to go to college, Lulu traveled off to Beijing to a big university there.

• Lulu and...

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